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disallow

[dis-uh-lau] / ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ /


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Now attorneys for the former action hero, 79, are requesting that court officials and law enforcement set up security protocols; disallow photography, video or audio recording; and tighten up who’s allowed in the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The agreement says the EPA “will not terminate, indefinitely suspend, or disallow costs for a covered grant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Some, including Robinhood and SoFi, say they will disallow or limit allocations for people who have participated in IPOs in the past and have “flipped” shares, selling them within 30 days of the offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

The VAR intervened to disallow it, and the Gunners claimed a crucial 1-0 win.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

The auctioneer gave her a sour look but did not disallow the bid.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

But his claim was rejected by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals under a 1994 precedent that disallows using such lawsuits to collaterally attack criminal convictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

It is not uncommon for inductees to be added to the hall of fame posthumously, but the association’s rule specifically disallows artists to be elected in the year of their death.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

He noted the "collateral estoppel" doctrine in the case that disallows Trump and Habba from attempting to "relitigate the first trial."

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

Jin, who turned 30 in December, had faced an impending conscription because the law disallows most South Korean men from further delaying their services after they turn 30.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

In very truth the letters of the martyr have been the battlefield of the controversy, which affirms or disallows the threefold ministry of the Church of Christ.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various

The goal that we thought had made it 2-1 was disallowed - correctly - for offside, but the build-up was more of the same.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It disallowed him from flying, made him take a deradicalization program and gave him an administrative job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The ex-Manchester City forward, 40, found the net late in the first half but the goal was disallowed as the ball went out of play in the build-up.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

A rule promulgated in 2011 disallowed swaps tied to “gaming,” which the agency says includes bets on sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I was disallowed the use of the house’s library, for fear that liberty amongst the volumes there would allow me to study and so unfairly prejudice the results of the experiment.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Haaland’s push on England’s Elliott Anderson led to video replay disallowing a go-ahead strike, which briefly appeared to have given Norway a second-half lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes the video assistant referee "did a really good job" in disallowing West Ham's late equaliser against Arsenal.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Instead of disallowing conversations about “imminent real-world harm” and self-harm, it placed them in a category in which the model was instructed to simply “take extra care” with users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he didn’t feel Duclair’s interference was “egregious” enough to warrant disallowing the goal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Another February 8 motion was aimed at disallowing the prosecution from using anything in the trial that Reggie had said to Rindlisbacher at the scene of the accident, and en route to the hospital.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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